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Yes, so sad. And pitiable. And basically silly. Certainly this is an extreme case of making "man the measure" of God

I agree. She could have just as well asked God for a Mercedes Benz while she was at it!

But if this was intended to equate what I said about God having to approach us within the means of our constitution, then that was either a caricature of what I said or a big misunderstanding.

We don't hear things dogs can hear, so trying to communicate with us in frequencies dogs hear but we don't is pointless, just as it is pointless to communicate with us in a language we don't understand.

God has to communicate with us in ways we are equipped to process, and that's not diminishing God by making "man the measure " of God any more than soup is "making" itself a measure of man because we can drink it only with a spoon and not a fork. It's the way the world is—even if we don't understand it.

The main point was that she was demanding God perform some stupid little magic trick to prove Himself and earn her belief in Him. In effect, she was saying she would accept a 'god' she could command. Her disbelief was so great she had no rational concept of God.

A person wanting to know God must first believe that He IS.

But without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. - Hebrews 11:6

But the one in far worse shape than she was in is the one who understanding God-ness, nevertheless denies that God IS.

For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, [even] his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: - Romans 1:20

And even as they did not like to retain God in [their] knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; - Romans 1:28

A true atheist doesn't believe and doesn't mind if you do. He is oblivious.

But one, like Dawkins, who claims to be atheist but obsessively denies God obviously believes that God IS but deplores Him - otherwise he would be insane, i.e. hating someone he says does not exist.

God's Name is I AM.